Children's Grief Awareness Day

WHO DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION SERVE?

17th November, 2016 - Children's Grief Awareness Day provides an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness of the painful impact that the death of a loved one has in the life of a child, an opportunity to make sure that these children receive the support they need.

WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE?

Before they graduate from high school, one child out of every 20 children will have a parent die—and that number doesn't include those who experience the death of a brother or sister, a close grandparent, an aunt or uncle, or friend.

Children who have experienced the death of someone important to them often feel like their struggles are invisible to those around them. These children need advocates, letting all know that the death of someone close is the beginning of many weeks, months and years of finding ways to go on without that special person in their lives, with that person-shaped hole in their hearts.

Grieving children often feel set apart, different from their peers, alone and not understood. Every school and every community has children who have experienced some type of loss. Even if they keep their loss and experience to themselves, there are many children who are grieving among us.

HOW DO YOU HELP THEM?

Our mission is to help grieving children feel less alone and more supported through changing the culture surrounding children and grief. We do this by:

Raising awareness of the impact of death on children

Raising awareness of the benefits of support for grieving children

Providing information in order to increase the general knowledge of the needs of grieving children

Making resources available to raise this awareness and increase this knowledge

WHERE CAN WE FIND OUT MORE?

Music to Grieve to

Listening to sad music after losing a loved one, being diagnosed with a terminal illness, or finalizing a divorce might seem counterintuitive, but this somber sounding activity has been proven to help.

Nothing can prepare you for grief, nor is there a right or wrong way to deal with it, but sad music is an easily accessible and highly effective tool that can help you begin to heal.